Disaster Research Literature Review
The Pediatric Disaster Medicine Literature Review is a scoping review that aimed to catalogue and appraise the past 20+ years of pediatric disaster medicine research. The multidisciplinary literature review core team was comprised of several physicians, data scientists, and a medical librarian.
Mapping US Pediatric Hospitals and Subspecialty Critical Care for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response, 2008
This article describes a study on how close US children are to hospitals with special care units. It shows that most kids live within 50 …
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A Child's Health Is the Public's Health: Progress and Gaps in Addressing Pediatric Needs in Public Health Emergencies
2017
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
· National Pediatric Disaster Coalition (NPDC),
· Maimonides Medical Center
This commentary discusses children's unique needs during public health emergencies and how they are historically overlooked in preparedness efforts. Progress has been made since 2001 …
The Disaster Information Needs of Families of Children With Special Healthcare Needs: A Scoping Review
This review assessed evidence for the best ways to meet the disaster information needs of families whose children require special healthcare. The studies show a …
Mass-Gathering Medical Care in Electronic Dance Music Festivals
2017
· Christiana Care Health System,
· Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine,
· MedStar Georgetown University Hospital,
· Allegheny General Hospital,
· University of Maryland
The article describes the challenges of providing medical care at electronic dance music (EDM) festivals. It highlights that current models used to predict medical needs …
Pediatric Mass Casualty Preparedness
This review article focuses on anesthesiologists and their role in pediatric disaster preparedness, particularly in mass casualty incidents (MCIs), which can call for different preparation …
Children in Disasters
This article highlights the unique needs of children during disasters like hurricanes and pandemics. It describes how kids are more vulnerable due to their physical, …
Local Emergency Medical Response After a Terrorist Attack in Norway: A Qualitative Study
2017
· University of Oslo,
· Ringerike Hospital
In 2011, Norway experienced a terrorist attack on a political youth camp, with 35 injured victims taken to a local hospital. They all survived. Despite …
Modelling Mass Casualty Decontamination Systems Informed by Field Exercise Data
2012
· Health Protection Agency
This article is about creating models for decontaminating large groups of people after a disaster. It describes how these models are based on real-life exercises …
Design, Validity, and Reliability of a Pediatric Resident JumpSTART Disaster Triage Scoring Instrument
2013
· Yale University
This article is about a tool called the Pediatric Resident JumpSTART Disaster Triage Scoring Instrument. It describes how this tool was designed to help doctors …
The ABC Daycare Disaster of Hermosillo, Mexico
2012
· Shriners Children's,
· UC Davis Health
This article discusses a tragic fire incident at the ABC Daycare facility in Hermosillo, Mexico, in 2009 where 29 children died and many others were …